Lincoln police department - City of Lincoln & Lancaster County
Lincoln police department - City of Lincoln & Lancaster County
Lincoln police department - City of Lincoln & Lancaster County
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Staffing & Facilities<br />
Staffing<br />
LPD has continued to operate with 1.29 <strong>of</strong>ficers per<br />
thousand population, one <strong>of</strong> the lowest <strong>of</strong>ficer/<br />
population ratios in the nation. Optimal staffing for<br />
the <strong>Lincoln</strong> Police Department is 1.5 <strong>of</strong>ficers per<br />
thousand citizens. However, under the current<br />
economic conditions this is not a reasonable goal.<br />
There are also several positions unique to law<br />
enforcement and a limited number <strong>of</strong> people are<br />
qualified to perform those functions, especially in our<br />
Technical Resources and Information Services Unit.<br />
There will be several retirements in the next few<br />
years that will impact the entire <strong>department</strong>.<br />
Recommendation: The <strong>department</strong> should<br />
maintain their current staffing ratio. We should<br />
continue to review each position currently filled by<br />
sworn <strong>of</strong>ficers determining if the <strong>department</strong> would<br />
be best served by converting the position to civilian<br />
staff allowing the <strong>of</strong>ficer position to complement<br />
street staffing. The effects <strong>of</strong> retirements and ability<br />
to fill various key positions with qualified and skilled<br />
individuals should be kept in mind as a potentially<br />
problematic issue facing the <strong>Lincoln</strong> Police<br />
Department.<br />
recommendations<br />
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